Job summary

East London NHS Foundation Trust Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides specialist assessment and therapeutic services for children, young people and their families with complex, severe or persistent emotional, behavioural or developmental problems. The services operate primarily at tiers three and four of the four-tiered CAMHS model.

The CAMHS inpatient service is based at Newham. The inpatient service is made up of Acute, Intensive care (PICU) and a Day Service. PICU, acute and Day Service are located in the Coborn Centre for Adolescent Mental Health.

Are you enthusiastic, motivated and committed pharmacist?

If so, we would like you to join our mental health pharmacy team as the specialist CAMHS pharmacist.

The post holder is required to provide a comprehensive medicines management service to CAMHS patients/ families and the multidisciplinary treatment teams responsible for their care. The post holder will be responsible for further developing CAMHS inpatient pharmacy services. S/he will provide input to policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and Trust wide levels under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist. There will be responsibilities to liaise with Mile End dispensary and Newham Centre for Mental Health pharmacy staff to support an effective dispensing and supply service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is required to provide a comprehensive medicines management service to CAMHS patients/ families and the multidisciplinary treatment teams responsible for their care. The post holder will be responsible for further developing CAMHS inpatient pharmacy services. S/he will provide input to policy and procedures affecting the use of pharmaceuticals at both local and Trust wide levels under the direction of the Chief Pharmacist. There will be responsibilities to liaise with Mile End dispensary and Newham Centre for Mental Health pharmacy staff to support an effective dispensing and supply service.

The post holder will work closely with CAMHS pharmacy technician to provide advice on medicines management issues and contribute towards planning of Trust-wide pharmacy services to CAMHS.

You will also work closely with the multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of a safe and effective service to mental health patients.

About us

We offer

• Opportunity to develop a clinical pharmacy service
• Opportunity to be part of a developing service structure
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic cultural environment
• Training and development is encouraged

You must be able to show compassion and respect for people with mental health problems and be driven to improve their care through medicines management.

If you will like the chance to develop this role further and work in a progressive and supportive department, then this role is for you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description for more information on this particular role. Interview date to be confirmed

For further information, please contact:

Chinedu Ogbuefi

chined.ogbuefi@nhs.net, Interim Deputy Chief Pharmacist

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Essential

• oMasters Degree in Pharmacy (or equivalent).
• oMember of the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Experience

Essential

• oPost registration experience relevant to hospital pharmacy
• oDemonstrate the ability to appropriately recommend, substantiate and communicate therapeutic options in mental health patients.
• oPrevious experience in service development.
• oPrevious evaluated experience of line management.
• oTo have undertaken clinical audit
• oTraining and education

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oTo have sound pharmaceutical knowledge relating to mental health.
• oTo have specialist pharmaceutical knowledge relating to medicines used in children and adolescents.
• oThe ability to identify and prioritise clinical work load
• oTo communicate with medical, nursing and pharmacy staff in clear precise and appropriate manner.
• oTo have an awareness of national and local priorities.
• oTo have the ability to identify and manage risks.
• oEnhances the quality of patient care within the CAMHS directorate.

Attitudes, Aptitudes Personal Characteristics

Essential

• oDemonstrates ability to meets set targets
• oDemonstrate ability to organise self in order to ensure efficient use of time.
• oMeets expected levels of practice as defined by others
• oSelf motivated
• oThe ability and willingness to deputise for senior staff while recognising limitations of experience and ability
• oTakes responsibilities for own actions

Other

Essential

• oSickness (or attendance) record that is acceptable to the Trust: to be checked at interview. Declared medically fit by the Occupational Health Department to perform the duties of the post

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